R S Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
45953ENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD #221 ON INTAKE AIR COURSE AND EXTENDED FROM 20' OUTBY TO 100' INBY AND WAS 4-6'HIGH.
Mine No 5: 5 reportable incidents Coal
R S Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Ronald S Ratliff
Neon,
Letcher County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517073
MSHA record for Mine No 5 (mine ID 1517073). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1991–1992
- Latest incident
- Aug 1992
Ownership history
- R S Mining Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine No 5 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1992 · 3 incidents
R S Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
95149ED WAS CARRYING 2 ROLLS OF BRATTICE CLOTH OUT OF SUPPLY HOUSE WHEN HE SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS RT KNEE
R S Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
45953ENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF ON MAIN INTAKE APPROX. 200' INBY PORTAL. FALL MEASURED 18'X50'X5 1/2'.
1991 · 2 incidents
October 31, 1991
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
R S Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AS A PASSENGER ON RIGHT SIDE OF BOSS HOSS, INJURED WAS SITTING BESIDE ROOF STRAPS WHILE GOING AROUND A PARKED SHUTTLE CAR, THE STRAPS CAUGHT ON BUMPER OF SHUTTLE CAR, CAUSING THE STRAPS TO SLI DE AROUND AND CUT INJURED'S KNEE.
September 1, 1991
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
R S Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WELD CRACKED OR NOT ENOUGH WELD ON EAR OF STAB JACK ON FLETCHER BOLTER.